Harlem Book Fair
2009
Re-Inventing 21st Century Culture
Join us as we come together in the celebration
of literature & culture on July 17-19th, 2009. In honor
of
Barack, community, and ourselves, this year celebrates Black
People Re-Inventing 21st Century Culture. If you are a
publisher, self-published author, food vendor or cultural
vendor, now is the time to reserve your spot for the Harlem Book
Fair. Please log on to
www.qbr.com for an exhibitor & vendor application. This year
the Harlem Book Fair will also work in conjunction with its
partners to launch the New Rochelle Festival of Books in May
2009 and The Westchester & Rockland Counties African American
Book Fair (West/Rock) in June 2009. Become a Founding
Participant. Exhibitors can participate for $100. Please log on
to
www.qbr.com for event information and vendor applications.
The
Wheatley Awards Honors Our Poets
Location: Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture
Program and Awards – $10.00
Awards Dinner Reception, Program &
Awards – $20.00 (By reservation
only)
Program: (Per) Verse
Poets: Spoken Word On Center Stage
(Performances by Invitation Only)
Music by: Atiba Wilson & Songhai
Djeli
Saturday, July
18th
Harlem Book Fair
Outdoor Exhibits & Author Panel
Discussions
Time: 11am-6pm
Locations: West 135 Street btw
Malcolm X & Frederick Douglass
Boulevards; Schomburg Centerfor
Research in Black Culture; Countee
Cullen Library; & Thurgood Marshall
Academy
ALL PROGRAMS ARE
FREE. Check the QBR websites for
updated, detailed program
information.
Sunday, July
19th
Schomburg Panel
Discussions
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture
ALL PROGRAMS ARE
FREE. Check the QBR websites for
updated, detailed program
information.
Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show of
Photos
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Harlem Book Fair.
Photos and video taken by Troy Johnson of AALBC.com and Marcia
Wilson are presented in this slide show. Originally presented at
Book Expo America 2008 in Los Angeles, CA on May 31st.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQtfG5fLGI
The Harlem Book Fair 2000 (2nd
annual) was held on Saturday, July 22, 2000 from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. on West 136th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard in New York City
http://aalbc.com/events/harlem5.htm
Harlem Book Fair 2001 (3rd
annual) was held July 21st 2001, 11AM to 7PM on 135th
street between Lenox and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd., Harlem,
USA
http://aalbc.com/events/harlem.htm
Harlem Book Fair 2006 (8th
annual) Harlem Book Fair was held on Saturday, July 22, on West
135th Street, between 5th and 7th Avenues, from 12 p.m. to 7:00
p.m.
http://aalbc.com/events/harlem_book_fair_2006.htm
Harlem Book Fair 2008
(10th Anniversary) was held on Saturday, July 19, from 11 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. on West 135th Street between Malcolm X Blvd. to
Frederick Douglass Blvd.
http://aalbc.com/news_july2008a.htm
Harlem Book Fair
2009
Harlem
Book Fair Official Website